School bus snags cable TV wires in Merrimack

MERRIMACK - A school bus carrying Bedford students was stopped briefly on Tuesday morning when the vehicle's roof came into contact with cable television wires.According to police, the local fire department responded around 8:30 a.m. to Canterbury Way for a report of wires on top of an occupied school bus.“There were several students on the bus, but there were no injuries,” said Sgt. Joseph Goodridge of the Merrimack Police Department.A nearby homeowner had reported that a tractor-trailer recently hit the cable wires, which resulted in the wires hanging lower than usual, according to Goodridge. The bus driver did not notice the wires, but immediately stopped upon coming into contact with them, said police, who were unsure whether the students were evacuated from the bus.Fire crews arrived to safely remove the wires from the vehicle and had left the scene within minutes, said Goodridge.

A section of Route 4 was shut down Wednesday afternoon after a three-vehicle accident occurred, killing one motorist, according to police officials.

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